--- Jeff at Vanagonparts <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote: > $5K? Nah... You can get a complete Vanagon rear > disc brake system for > about $1,500. > > Includes hubs, rotors, caliper adapters, calipers, > brake pads, brakelines, > screws, shims and studs. > > The track width is not changed and the bolt pattern > is stock 5/112. > > German TUV tested and approved. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > www.vanagonparts.com
Most of the braking power comes from the front brakes especially on my old 84' westy partly becouse it rides so high. When i do an "Oh Shit" stomp on the brake pedal, all the weight of my heavy westy is transfered to the front wheels. Once a cat ran out in front of my van while i was doing around 35-40MPH...i hit the brakes so hard that my passenger swore that one of my rear tires came off the ground....it might have been the fact that i swung the steering wheel a little to the left while braking but i know my front brakes were working overtime. So having 4 wheel disc brakes would prolly be better suited to the newer non-westy carat vanagons that are lighter, and lower to the ground......i dunno just my 2 cent. Oh, the cat lived Phil ===== Phil 84' Westy...Tiico'ed 00' Cannondale MTB 95' S9 Skateboard 04' New Balance 705 All Terrain's
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